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"Engaging our military in Syria when no direct threat to the United States exists and without prior congressional authorisation would violate the separation of powers that is clearly delineated in the Constitution," Mr Rigell's letter argues.

To make their case, lawmakers are citing the 1973 War Powers Resolution.

Barack Obama is reportedly considering a strike on Syria after the regime used chemical weapons against civilians. Photo: Bloomberg

Passed after President Richard Nixon's secret Vietnam War-era operations, the law reaffirmed congress' constitutional responsibility to declare war and put a 60-day time limit on the president's ability to take unauthorised, emergency military action.